Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School
"Let Go & Let God"
Educating the Mind, Body, and Soul
Pelican Express
October 12-19, 2017
School Hours: 7:25 am - 2:45 pm with assembly beginning at
7:45 am and carpool ending at 3:10 pm
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A Message from Mrs. Gioe
Several weeks ago, I was visiting my parents. While there, a couple and their friends, stopped by to visit them. This couple, the wife 96 and the husband 98 had recently celebrated their 75
th
wedding anniversary. I asked them how they met. The wife retold a story that took place over 84 years ago. She grew up in what Is now, known as the Morganza Spillway. She attended a one-room schoolhouse for students in 1st-5th grade. After celebrating her 12
th
birthday, she was bused to Morganza High and attended school there until graduation. She shared that when celebrating her first Christmas at the high school, she walked into class one day, to find a box of sparklers sitting on her desk. Needless to say, those sparklers were from the man she married 75 years ago and their marriage still sparkles to this day.
Their devotion to each other was obvious, almost spiritual. You could see the love, honor and mutual respect they had for each other. Truly a love to last all of time. I found myself wanting to be near them and hear more of their love story.
I liken their love story to our relationships with Christ. Christ is love! Our relationships are reciprocal. They should be rooted in love, honor and mutual respect. Love gives life and love sustains. Truly, love is the greatest of all - 1 Corinthians 13:13.
In Christ,
Cheri Gioe
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Important Dates for October
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October 13
- Spirit Shirt Day with Uniform Bottoms / Pep Rally 1:30 pm in the gym
October 17
- 1st 9 Week Report Cards
October 18-19
- Bake Sale
October 19
- Mass 8:15am
October 20
- K-5 Conference Day (No school K-5)
October 23
- 6th-8th Grade Conference Day (No school 6-8)
October 23-27
- Red Ribbon Week
October 24
- Youth Leg Meeting / 8th grade Parent Meeting 6:30 pm in St. Ursula
October 26
- 4th Grade Retreat / Mass 8:15am
October 27
- MBS Fair Begins /
**No afternoon extended care**
October 27-29
- MBS Fair
October 30
- No School - Fall Break
October 31
- Family Night / Kindergarten Fall Fest
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Spirit Shirt Day - Friday, October 13
Students may wear their spirit shirt with uniform bottoms. All Fall Sports teams can wear their athletic spirit shirt in place of the school spirit shirt. (Tackle Football, Cheer, Pep Squad, Girls’ Basketball, Cross Country, Swim)
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THE GREAT TUNA CHALLENGE
Tackling Hunger in Baton Rouge
There are many families in the surrounding area that go to bed without food. MBS and our 7
th
Graders want to do our part in feeding God’s family.
MBS School and St. Jean Vianney (SJV) School have embarked on a school-wide competition to
Tackle Hunger
in Baton Rouge by creating a joint service project within our two schools. We are collecting cans of tuna fish at each of the two schools. The school which collects the most tuna (by total weight), will receive the first annual
TUNA TROPHY
and the prestige of doing a wonderful job supporting 7
th
Grade’s ministry,
The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank
.
Beginning
Monday, October 9
th
through Tuesday, October 17
th
we will be taking cans of tuna of any size and quantity. To keep things fair, the Food Bank will weigh each school’s total weight (rather than simply counting cans of tuna) and award the winning school the tuna trophy at a special event held at the Food Bank at a future date.
MBS families seem to enjoy a great spirit of competition and we want this healthy sense of great school pride and our desire to care for the poor to help us win the first trophy.
We are asking families to get involved. We are asking for your generosity in sending cans of tuna, perhaps getting involved in donating cartons or crates of bulk tuna cans to the school before the closing date on October 17
th
.
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Bake Sale October 18-19
On
Wednesday-Thursday, October 18-19, 2017,
our 8
th
Grade students will be having a
Bake Sale
during recess time to raise funds for their ministry project with
St. Anthony Home
, which will purchase gifts from their “wish list” with the monies raised.
We are asking our school students to help support this project! All the goodies will be
25 cents
for each individually wrapped serving, on both days. Bring your quarters!
Donations of cash or checks (made payable to St. Anthony Home) will also be accepted.
Thank you for your support!
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Parent-Teacher Conferences
Conference dates are as follows:
K-5 on Friday,
October 20
(No school for K-5)
6-8 on Monday,
October 23
(No school for 6-8)
Teachers will notify you if they feel a conference needs to be scheduled. If you would like a conference and have not heard from your child's teacher in the next week, please email the teacher to schedule.
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8th Grade Parent Meeting, Tuesday, October 24th,
6:30 pm in St. Ursula.
It is mandatory that at least one (1) parent of each
8th grader attend.
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Red Ribbon Week - October 23-27
Please click
here
for parent letter regarding Red Ribbon Week.
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Cafeteria Volunteers Needed
If you are interested in volunteering to serve in our cafeteria, please sign up using the link below. This link also includes information and important reminders when volunteering.
*
*Please remember that your Child Protection Certification must be completed prior to volunteering.**
For October cafeteria sign up, please click
here.
THANK YOU BUNCHES FOR HELPING WITH THE LUNCHES!!!
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Did you know that our cafeteria serves breakfast?
Breakfast is served until 7:40am and any interested student may participate in the breakfast program.
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Click
here
to pay your fees online.
Click
here
for the October Menu.
Individual Meal Prices
Breakfast - $1.80
Breakfast Reduced - $0.30
Lunch - $2.95
Lunch Reduced - $0.40
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October Fees (19 days)
Breakfast - $34.20
Breakfast Reduced - $5.70
Lunch - $56.05
Lunch Reduced - $7.60
Adult Lunch - $5.00
Extras - $0.60 - $2.25
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From the Office of Child Protection:
Parents,
I
n order to volunteer at MBS School, the school child protection process must be completed. This includes four parts-a completed volunteer application, certificate of completion of online training, signatory page from the Code of Ethics, and a fingerprint background check.
Please note that if you have been deemed compliant with the Parish for scouts, sports (grades k-4), etc. you are
NOT
compliant with the school child protection process until you have completed the fingerprint background check. The fingerprint background check is an extra step required to volunteer in a school. The paperwork for the fingerprint background check is available through my office.
If you have any questions concerning your compliance, please contact Beverly Peterson at
[email protected]
or at
225-753-5526
. Thank you for your cooperation with this matter.
Parents, please do not go to the state police to be fingerprinted without the necessary paperwork to have the proper background check run.
Beverly Peterson
Child Protection Site Coordinator
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Catholic High School Math Tournament
Congratulations to the following students who placed at the CHS Math Tournament:
Braeden Fox
: 4th place Pre-Algebra Individual
Richard Dang
: Honorable Mention Pre-Algebra Individual
Braeden Fox and Richard Dang
: 1st Place Pre-Algebra Team
Carter Mims
: 4th Place Algebra Individual
Amelia Southard
: Honorable Mention Algebra Individual
Julia Miller:
Honorable Mention Algebra Individual
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Inka's Uniforms
Fall Sale - October 7-21
Save 15%
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NOTICE:
There will be NO Extended Care
in the afternoon
on Friday, October 27 due to the MBS Fair.
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Helping Hands Needed - Middle School Dance
Volunteers are needed to help with the Middle School Dance on Saturday, October 21. If you are interested, please sign up at the link below:
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Middle School Dance - Tapes Needed
Do you have any old Cassette Tapes or VHS tapes you would like to donate?
The Dance Committee is collecting them to make some
Like Totally Awesome 80's
decorations for the
Middle School Dance.
Please bring your donations to the Drop Box located in the school office.
(Tapes will not be returned)
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Advent Reflection - Wednesday, November 15
Join us for an Evening of Reflection for Adults to prepare our hearts for the upcoming season! Please click
here
for more information. RSVP deadline is November 10.
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Save the Date - Grandparent's Day - Friday, November 17
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Catholic High School Information Night and Open House
Young men in the 8
th
grade and their parents are invited to attend an Information Night at Catholic High School on October 15 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Catholic High School Gym.
Young men in grades 6-8 and their parents are invited to the Open House at Catholic High School on November 9. Tours begin at 4:30 p.m.
For additional information, regarding these events or the admissions process, please visit the Catholic High School website at
www.catholichigh.org.
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St. Joseph's Academy Open House - October 19
S
t. Joseph’s Academy invites 6
th
, 7
th
and 8
th
grade girls and their parents to join us for Open House 2017. Mark your calendars for Thursday, October 19, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Meet our students, faculty, staff, alumnae and parents, and enjoy tours of our beautiful campus throughout the evening. Application information will be available for 8
th
grade girls.
For more information, contact Admissions Director Mandy Hoffman at
[email protected]
or 388-2243. To learn more about SJA, visit our website at
www.sjabr.org
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St. Michael High School Open House - October 26
St. Michael High School will be hosting their Open House on Thursday, October 26, 2017, for 6
th
, 7
th
& 8
th
grade students and parents. We invite students at
Most Blessed Sacrament
to visit at
5:00pm
. If this time is not convenient for your family, feel free to join us anytime between 4:30pm-7:00pm. For additional information, please call
225-753-9782
or visit the school’s website at
www.smhsbr.org
. We hope to see you at St. Michael on October 26
th
!
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Baton Rouge Magnet High School Open House - October 26
Baton Rouge Magnet High School will hold its annual Prospective Student Open House and Student Talent Showcase, at Baton Rouge Magnet High School (
2825 Government Street; Baton Rouge, LA 70806
) Thursday, October 26, 2017 from 8:00am until 9:30am.
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MBS Parish Fair Volunteer Sign-Ups!!!
Please consider volunteering your time and talents during the 2017 MBS Parish Fair. We have various opportunities available for everyone. Listed below are the links to the Sign Ups for each booth. Please feel free to call Emelie Wright
225-921-3133
or email
[email protected]
for more information. We look forward to celebrating our Fair Weekend with you and your families.
Food Court and Coke Booths
Games and Prize Booths
Sweets Booth
Silent Auction
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MBS "Back to the Fair" Tent Space
MBS Fair Committee will sell spots on the fair grounds to set up your personal tent so that you can establish a "home base" for your family and friends to spend the weekend at the MBS Parish Fair.
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Cross Country
Click
here
for the Cross Country Practice and Meet Schedule.
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Paving the Future - Brick Campaign
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Click
here
to visit the Home & School Website.
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Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School * 751-0273
8033 Baringer Rd. Baton Rouge, LA 70817
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